http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryView.asp?season=2026&grower=124306&action=L Last 20 Diary Entries for 'Dumpking'. en-us Copyright © 1999-2026 BigPumpkins.com. All rights reserved. info@bigpumpkins.com BP RSS FeedGen http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.bigpumpkins.com/images/newlogo_232x70.jpg http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/ 2465 Dawson is still hanging in there. It's not gaining many inches anymore but at least it still has some green leaves which is better than the last couple of years at this time. This plant is really... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=356233 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=356233 Mon, 22 Sep 2025 23:43:22 GMT 2147 Marshall couldn't quite make it to the end. The soft spot got into the cavity so it has been chunked up and spread around the patch. Weighed it in chunks on the bathroom scale and got 1524. This ... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=356232 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=356232 Mon, 22 Sep 2025 23:31:50 GMT 2465 Dawson hit 400" ott today on day 64. It had a decent week, doing around 25 lb/day. The plant is starting to age from aphids and the frequent horticultural oil sprays, but overall looks better tha... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=355601 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=355601 Sun, 24 Aug 2025 21:34:16 GMT I think I may have gotten the rot spot on the 2147 Marshall under control. Scraped the rot out with a spoon, then hydrogen peroxide, and a fan. It took a few rounds of scraping but the spot is now har... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=355597 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=355597 Sun, 24 Aug 2025 21:27:45 GMT For comparison the top line in this sample is my spring soil test before adding amendments or tilling in the cover crop. To 3000 square feet I added 5 lb manganese sulfate, 3.5 lb fertibor, 10 lb 0-0-... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=355428 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=355428 Mon, 18 Aug 2025 10:02:06 GMT I've always just done spring and fall soil tests but decided to try taking a sample a week or so ago from underneath my plant canopy along my drip tape lines. When I got the sample back I almost didn'... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=355427 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=355427 Mon, 18 Aug 2025 09:57:20 GMT Aphids have set in hot and heavy like usual now. I don't use any non organic pesticides which makes combating aphids super difficult (impossible might be a better way to put it). Last year my primary ... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=355426 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=355426 Mon, 18 Aug 2025 09:38:58 GMT 2465 Dawson day 57 measuring around 1270. It did around 30lb/day for the last 4 days. Behind my usual pace but hoping to pull some slow and steady gains from this one. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=355425 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=355425 Mon, 18 Aug 2025 09:28:00 GMT 2147 Marshall day 67 measuring around 1330. This one suffered some mouse damage and now has a fairly sizable rot spot I don't think I will be able to stop. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=355424 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=355424 Mon, 18 Aug 2025 09:23:41 GMT Last but not least, my 2154 Sperry just bit the dust. I figured this one would likely split given its shape, but it would have been a nice looking pumpkin. I think it was measuring around 800 when I h... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=355015 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=355015 Sat, 02 Aug 2025 21:56:09 GMT 2465 Dawson around 750 lbs on day 42 and doing mid 30s/day. The growth rate picked up into the 40s for a bit, but seems to have ramped back as I'm fighting with some rot on the stem. It has 1200 squar... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=355014 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=355014 Sat, 02 Aug 2025 21:48:43 GMT The patch is now all filled in and terminated. The plants look pretty solid, but fruit growth hasn't been good at all. I think the abnormally cold nighttime temps we've had have a lot to do with it, b... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=355010 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=355010 Sat, 02 Aug 2025 21:43:51 GMT I visited another local grower's patch today and he has one plant where a lot of the new growth is curling around the leaf margins like this. Does anyone have thoughts on the cause? My first thought w... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=354762 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=354762 Fri, 25 Jul 2025 21:25:15 GMT 2465 Dawson day 28 around 275 lbs. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=354592 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=354592 Sat, 19 Jul 2025 20:59:41 GMT 2154 Sperry day 30 around 325 lbs. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=354591 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=354591 Sat, 19 Jul 2025 20:58:12 GMT 2147 Marshall on day 38 measuring around 600 lbs. Lots of sapping and cantelouping on this one. It's one of the nicest looking plants I think I've ever grown, but the pumpkin just doesn't want to kick... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=354590 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=354590 Sat, 19 Jul 2025 20:56:40 GMT About 95% of the 3000 square foot patch is now filled in and the plants look really good. However pumpkin growth has continued to be much slower than usual. Our nighttime temperatures have consistentl... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=354589 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=354589 Sat, 19 Jul 2025 20:51:49 GMT 2147 Marshall day 25. It's a perfect looking plant and a perfect looking pumpkin. It's just kind of small for its age so hopefully it kicks in. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=354227 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=354227 Mon, 07 Jul 2025 10:19:52 GMT 2147 Marshall day 25. It's a perfect looking plant and a perfect looking pumpkin. It's just kind of small for its age so hopefully it kicks in. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=354220 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=354220 Mon, 07 Jul 2025 00:53:55 GMT 2154 Sperry day 17. My main vine pollination was pretty misshapen, so I've decided to go with this one on a secondary. I don't like this plant or the look of this pumpkin and have pretty low expectati... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=354219 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=354219 Mon, 07 Jul 2025 00:48:28 GMT